Sturmbannführer was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party which was used by both the Sturmabteilung (SA) and the Schutzstaffel (SS). The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945 The, abbreviated SA, ( German for "Assault detachment" or "Assault section" usually translated as " stormtroop(ers The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the Translated as “Assault (or Storm) Unit Leader” (Sturmbann being the SA and early SS equivalent to a battalion), the rank originated from German Shock Troop units of the First World War where the title of Sturmbannführer would occasionally be held by the Battalion Commander. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
History
The SA title of Sturmbannführer was first established in 1921. The ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung ( SA) were the first paramilitary rank system to be developed by the Nazi Party in 1920 Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar In 1928, the title became an actual rank and was also one of the first established SS ranks. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel were a paramilitary rank system used by the SS to differentiate that organization from the regular German armed The insignia of a Sturmbannführer was four silver pips centered on a collar patch.
The rank rated below Standartenführer until 1932, when Sturmbannführer became subordinate to the new rank of Obersturmbannführer. Standartenführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was used in both the S Obersturmbannführer was a Paramilitary Nazi Party rank used by both the SA and the SS. In the Waffen-SS, Sturmbannführer was considered equivalent to a Major in the German Wehrmacht. The Waffen-SS ( German for "Armed SS" literally "Weapons SS" was the Combat arm of the Schutzstaffel ("Protective Squadron" Major is a Military rank the use of which varies according to country Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945
Recipients
One of the most notable recipients of the title was Dr. Wernher von Braun, who developed the V2 Rocket, and later designed the Saturn V rocket for the U.S.. Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (March 23 1912 &ndash June 16 1977 a German rocket physicist and astronautics engineer became one of the leading figures in See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve The Saturn V (pronounced 'Saturn Five' popularly known as the Moon Rocket was a multistage liquid-fuel expendable Rocket used by NASA 's The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Popular Culture
The rank of Sturmbannführer has also appeared frequently in fictional works and can be found mentioned in the novel Fatherland where the main character is a Sturmbannführer in the Kriminalpolizei. Fatherland is a bestselling 1992 thriller Novel by the English Writer and journalist Robert Harris, which doubles is the standard term for the criminal investigation agency within the Police forces of Germany, Austria and the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland In the 1983 film The Keep, Gabriel Byrne portrays SS-Sturmbannführer Kaempffer, head of an SS-Einsatzkommando. The Keep is a 1983 Horror film directed by Michael Mann and starring Scott Glenn, Gabriel Byrne, Jürgen Prochnow Gabriel James Byrne ( Irish: Gabriel Séamas Ó Broin; born 12 May, 1950) is an Emmy - and Tony -nominated Irish Einsatzkommando refers to a sub-group of the five Einsatzgruppen mobile killing squads — 3000 men — responsible for systematically killing every Jew and In the film Apt Pupil, Ian McKellen portrays Kurt Dussander, a former Nazi concentration camp officer who held the rank of Sturmbannführer. Apt Pupil is a 1998 Film, directed by Bryan Singer and starring Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro. Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939 is an English stage and screen actor the Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial In the manga Hellsing, the main antagonist, Major Montana Max, holds the rank of Sturmbannführer. In the BBC TV series Secret Army, Clifford Rose plays Ludwig Kessler a Sturmbannführer in the Gestapo. Secret Army is a BBC television drama series created by Gerard Glaister. Clifford Rose is a British classical actor (born 24 October 1929 in Herefordshire, England) In another BBC series, 'Allo 'Allo, Gestapo agent Herr Otto Flick is shown to hold the rank. 'Allo 'Allo! was a long-running British sitcom broadcast on BBC1 from 1982 to 1992 comprising eighty-five episodes The ( contraction of ge heime Sta ats' po' lizei: "Secret State Police" was the official Secret police of Nazi Germany Herr Otto Flick is a Fictional character in the BBC Sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!, which ran from 1982 to 1992
| Junior Rank Hauptsturmführer |
SS rank Sturmbannführer |
Senior Rank Obersturmbannführer |
| Junior Rank Sturmhauptführer |
SA rank Sturmbannführer |
Senior Rank Obersturmbannführer |
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